Staff, trustees and supporters of the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch are currently training for the Brentwood Half Marathon to raise money for its wide-reaching Learning and Participation projects. Last year, the theatre rose over £3,000 and is setting a target of £5,000.

Oliver-Award winning actress Suzan Sylvester is playing Evelyn in Diane Samuels’ Kindertransport. She is excited to be returning to the production, which marks the 25th anniversary of the playwright’s heart-felt play, having performed as Faith in the premiere production in 1993.

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Full casting has been announced for Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg’s co-production of Diane Samuels’ heart-felt drama Kindertransport produced in association with Selladoor Productions. Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is excited to announce that Suzan Sylvester has been cast as Faith’s mother Evelyn.

The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to announce this year’s panto extravaganza will be Jack and the Beanstalk. It will run from 28 November 2018 – 6 January 2019.

To encourage more young people to experience professional theatre, the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is offering £8 tickets for Under 26s for all three of its in-house productions this season and beyond; Rope, Kindertransport and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The Queen’s Theatre is passionate about making theatre accessible to everyone and believes that, by reducing the financial barrier, more under 26s can enjoy an evening at the theatre.

Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actor James Sutton is playing Charles Granillo in Patrick Hamilton's chilling thriller Rope. With rehearsals now underway, he shares what attracted him to this production and how it feels to be swapping TV for the stage.

The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is delighted to announce that due to phenomenal demand, it is extending its run of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by a week. This regional professional premiere of this glamorously feel-good musical by Stephan Elliot and Allan Scott will now play at the Queen’s Theatre from 27 April – 26 May.

Casting has been announced for the Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich production of Patrick Hamilton’s gripping thriller, Rope. James Sutton, who is best-known for playing John Paul McQueen in Hollyoaks a role he was thrice nominated for a British Soap Award and shortlisted for a National Television Award - and Ryan Lamb in Emmerdale, has been cast as Charles Granillo in this chilling play.

Did you experience the Kindertransport 80 years ago? Was your relative one of the thousands of children rescued through the Kindertransport before the outbreak of World War II?

Spring/Summer Jump the Q Season Tickets are on sale. Enjoy ALL THREE of our in-house productions this autumn from just £14 per show.

Panto season is one of the most joyous and magical times of the year and no one should feel excluded from enjoying the wonders of Pantomime. Following such positive feedback from providing a Relaxed Performance and a Dementia-Friendly performance at last year’s panto Cinderella, the Queen’s Theatre is delighted to be offering these two specially adapted performances again for this year’s festive extravaganza, Beauty and the Beast.

Special thanks to Pinney Talfourd Solicitors who once again teamed up with Queen's Theatre Hornchurch and Dawn Chorus for a Christmas concert and raised over £2,000 for charity! On Friday 8 December - we opened our doors to Pinney Talfourd's annual charity Christmas carol concert, ‘Christmas at the Queen’s’ – a lively and festive singalong event for the whole community.

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Clem Garritty, Artistic Director of award-winning theatre company Kill the Beast, talks about his fresh adaptation of H.G.Wells’ sci-fi classic The Invisible Man. He gives a little taste of what you can expect from this gripping thriller and how it’s different from previous stage productions.